I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Randstad (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2021
Interview
Getting to know you, competency based quesitons that try and get a full understanding of who you are and what motivates you. They also do a trial call to see what you would be like talking to clients or candidates
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Randstad
Interview
There will be physical interviews with different managers to get a better understanding of yourself. once you’ve passed those, last interview will be with the country director to see if you’re a good fit with the culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There will be scenarios to test your response to rejections from clients and candidates - to get an understanding of how well you respond to rejections/queries in terms of behaviour and tactfulness
Was a very quick interview to see my understanding of the role and how I could apply myself and why I wanted the role. Also wanted to gauge how I would fit into the culture
easy process, 3 stages typically.
nice people, good questions, happy to answer any questions had as well. good to know about company in good detail. good environment in office too.
Recruitment Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Randstad with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruitment Consultant roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Randstad overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Randstad as a Recruitment Consultant according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 18%
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Other: 2%
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